The Colorado Rapids on Tuesday named veteran English broadcaster Richard Fleming as new play-by-play man as well as director of broadcasting for the club.

The former BBC veteran, who joins Rapids legend Marcelo Balboa in the booth for the Rapids, is the latest English export to join the league as TV talent.

"The switch to MLS, the Rapids and Altitude TV, in the beautiful state of Colorado – the exciting project that lays before me – was too good an opportunity to turn down," Fleming told ColoradoRapids.com in a Q&A. "It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity both for me and for my family."